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Vandalia officials will take the next step on more downtown improvements this Thursday afternoon.
Mayor Rick Gottman announced at Monday’s city council meeting that the council’s street committee will be meeting at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday to work on plans for improvements in the one-block areas of Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets.

In an abbreviated 30-minute meeting, the Vandalia Board of Education on Tuesday heard a preliminary report on the district’s fiscal-year-end financial statement and approved a handful of personnel items.
The board also spent several hours on Tuesday – both before and after the monthly meeting – interviewing five candidates for the assistant principal position at Vandalia Community High School. After those interviews were completed, the board voted to hire VCHS science teacher Nick Niemerg as the new assistant principal. See associated story on page 11.

As the fair winds down, another special event is gearing up – this one at Vandalia Lake.
The event is the inaugural Midwest All-Ford Nationals Car Show & Swap Meet. It runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. It has the potential to attract hundreds of vintage Ford cars and trucks, as Ford enthusiasts bring their vehicles to the event to be judged and appreciated.